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NH 69077 Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska

Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska
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Title: Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska
Caption: Flowers and gifts for World War II Japanese war dead on Attu Island, Alaska, July 1953. A Japanese delegation arrived on Attu to exhume the bodies of the soldiers. The bodies were cremated, ashes collected and scattered to the wind.
Description: Courtesy of William G. James, HMCM, USN (Ret), Redding, California, 1969.
Catalog #: NH 69077
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1950
Before this Year: 1959
Original Medium: BW Photo
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